Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council met i'm regular session at the
clerk ; Office Sept Is, lSs7. prcscut.
trustees MoEtigcl. Hawkins. Puiirey
and Mcleod; absent. the president and
trustees Smith and Green; trustee Mon
tigcl in the chair.
Minutes Of last mcctingTead and ap-
proved.
Petition Of A. Bradley presented as
follows:
TO the honorable common council
OF the village OF Alma Gentlemen.
would petition your honorable body
that you take into consideration in
your deliberations the proposition !
hereby present. namely, that | will
establish "A manufacturing business and
agree TO employ in said business from
five to fifteen men IN the Manufacture
ing Of furniture; also TO carry on gen
eral blaming mill business, and will
furnish suitable building for the
same. with necessary machinery.
The value Of said plant, when fully
equipped 10 be not less than thirty
I'VE hundred dollars, not including
stock; and | VIII agree 10 continue said
business for term of five years; and
would also petition your honorable
body that If consistent with Your due
deliberations, that You grant To your
humble petitioner a bonus OF eight
hundred dollars as aid i'm the establish
ment and carrying on the above manu-
featuring business: ! also agree that
the property OF said business may be-
come security for the faithful perform
ance of a contract embOdying the con-
tents of the above Specifications.
Dated mt Alma, Sept 6, 1857.
\. BRADLEY.
On motion referred TO a select com
mittce of two, not Of the council, to
investigate and report, to lie approved
by the president.
Claims presented:
Alma Record. printing ..,.....S 800
Geo. Pulfrey. street ............ $50
NJ. Crum, 90 ...... ..,.... 2.bO
w, : X =. supplies. ..... ...... 2l.24
ID. II. Adams, drill master ...... 20.00
On motion allowed at footing and
clerk instructed to draw order for the
same.
Committee to investigate Harrington
report in writing as follows:
To the honorable board of trustees
of the village of Alma The under
signed OF the committee appointed by
your honorable body to investigate the
institution OF !. Harrington ~ Son. of
II. LOUIS, beg leave To report, they
have looked over ms works and exam
incd his orders and shipments and
work, and fnd lie is POSSESSED of a
good 35-hOrSe power, boiler and engine
and seventeen different machines for
manufacturing tables. bedsteads. modl-
dingS, siding. etc, all of which are first
class, and from the information we got
irOmthem if the cost of mauufactur-
ing tables. of which they make "a splen-
did article, and the wholesale price of
the same we find margin of profit on
them that would certainly commend
itself to any one desirOus of Investing
i'm a business for profit, and ask to he
discharged from the further consider
alton OF the subject.
Alma, sept. ., 1877.
JAMES GNRGEr.
WM. :. TURCK.
The president and trustee Smith APP
pear
On motion report accepted and COM
mittee discharged from further con
sideration of the subject.
Moved and supported that a bonus
of $1,000 be granted A. j. Harrington
( a Son provided that they organize a
Stock Co of S20,OOO paid up, employ
not less than 20 men the year around
and properly indemnify the village.
Motion prevails as follows: Ayes.
Smith. Hawkins, Pulfrey, Mcleod,
Webb and Montigel. Nays, none; ab-
sent, Green.
Council adjourned
VI. MoNTIGEL. y. YERINGToN.
Acting President. Clerk.